Awka North Stakeholders storm Ebenebe, beg Council Boss to contest for House of Assembly

 

By Okechukwu Onuegbu

Some stakeholders in Awka North Local Government Area, Anambra State, under the auspices of Concerned All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) stalwarts have urged the Transition Committee (TC) Chairman of the council, Hon. Ferdinand Onwuje to vie for State House of Assembly poll.

The group which stormed Ebenebe, the country-home of Onwuje, donated electoral campaign materials to the TC boss, as well as expressed readiness to purchase both the APGA House of Assembly expression of interest and nomination forms to enable him contest for the 2023 election.

Speaking on behalf of the group, Hon. Chijioke Oliver Iferike described Onwuje as the most qualified for the job due to his steering leadership qualities as a government appointee despite paucity of funds, and urged other potential contestants from the Council Area to rather support him.

Iferike also recalled that Awka North has a zoning formula among it two political blocs, Awka North One and Awka North Two, which according to him, favours Awka North 2 (Ofemili Bloc) where Onwuje hails from.

Also speaking, Hon. Favour Nworah, a woman leader from Ebenebe and Coordinator, Awka North Women Wing, and Chief Damain Nnaemena, SA Community Liaison to Governor Willie Obiano, scored Onwuje high in terms of welfare, adding that he had used his wealth of experience and contacts to secure jobs and other opportunities for both people he knew and those he may not know.

The team with membership spread from 14 electoral wards in Awka North, ealier visited the Traditional Ruler of Ebenebe, HRH Igwe Christopher Emeka Nnaegbuna to seek his blessing and words of advice on their quests to convince his subject, the TC Chairman to join the House of Assembly race.

Replying the visitors, Igwe Nnaegbuna, who is also the Chairman, Awka North Traditional Rulers Council, urged politicians from the Council Area to stand by truth, peace and equity, which according to him, would enable them to choose the right person for the job without rancour and overspending.

Similarly, the Traditional Ruler of Awba-Ofemili, another community in the Ofemili bloc, HRH Igwe Ezekwesili Maduagwuna, advocated for politics without bitterness, urging people not to over demand from the contestants as it could force the eventual winner to amass wealth at the end to recoup their expenses.

Responding, Hon. Ferdinand Onwuje, accepted to vie for the House of Assembly election, and appealed for the support of all to realise the dream, which he said would help to change the face of Awka North through quality legislations and attractions of government presence.